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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban planned for Sunday
TikTok, which has more than 100 million active users in the United States, will be banned on Sunday, Jan. 19,... Read more
6 things the pro-life movement is hoping the incoming Trump administration will do
Pro-life advocates and policy experts are hopeful that the new administration will take concrete actions on behalf of the unborn... Read more
Cardinal Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said that in the Holy Land “people are happy because this war has worn us down, exhausted... Read more
Cuba’s release of prisoners motivated by economics and politics, expert says
The Cuban government’s announcement of the release of 553 prisoners has been described by an analyst and the opposition as... Read more
‘Legally meaningless’: Experts respond to Biden’s Equal Rights Amendment declaration
The president on Friday proclaimed that the ERA — a measure abortion advocates have said could help legalize abortion nationwide... Read more
Italian farmers come to the Vatican for blessing of animals
Italian farmers brought their animals to the Vatican on Friday to be blessed by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti on the feast... Read more
Biden says ‘Equal Rights Amendment’ is ‘law of the land’
The declaration appeared to carry no legal weight but could set off a protracted political and legal fight for the... Read more
Annual OneLife LA will go on despite the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles
Earlier this week archdiocesan officials in Los Angeles announced the OneLife LA event would be held entirely in the Cathedral... Read more
Becket survey: Overall support for religious liberty grew in 2024
The sixth Religious Freedom Index survey found that religious freedom overall continues to grow with its religious freedom index hitting... Read more
Franciscan expert on artificial intelligence addresses its ethical challenges
Franciscan friar Paolo Benanti emphasized that “the reality we are facing is different from that of 10 or 15 years... Read more
Philadelphia archbishop launches ‘missionary hubs’ to reach the ‘missing 83%’
Archbishop Nelson Pérez has decided to launch a missionary outreach program to reach the 83% of baptized Catholics who are... Read more
Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances
The amendment would ensure a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” protecting abortion in the first two trimesters and in the... Read more
ACLU files suit against West Virginia over $5 million grant to Catholic trade college
The American Humanist Association contends in its lawsuit that the grant violates the state constitution’s guarantee of freedom of religion. Read more
1,600 of Rome’s poor attend ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ premiere
A musical that tells the story of St. Bernadette, visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes, made its debut in Rome... Read more
Survey: Alleged abuse of minors has cost U.S. Church $5 billion over 20 years
The CARA survey polled about 200 dioceses and eparchies and approximately 220 religious communities of men over the course of ... Read more
Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump
Father Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Read more
Vatican secretary of state calls Cuba prisoner release ‘a sign of great hope’
Cardinal Pietro Parolin also commented on Biden’s commutation of death sentences for 37 death row inmates, expressing hope there will... Read more
Vatican: Pope Francis suffers bruised arm from fall
Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16... Read more
Thomas More Society petitions Trump to pardon 21 pro-life activists in prison
In its petition to President-elect Donald Trump, the Thomas More Society argues “these pro-life Americans are deserving of full and... Read more
Rome to host ecumenical vigil during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
On Jan. 25, the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Pope Francis will conclude the week with vespers in... Read more
